Gay Republican Groups Are Not Pleased With Barack Obama

Gay Republican groups were quick to jump on
Barack Obama's announcement this afternoon, slamming his
endorsement of same-sex marriage as meaningless, and tying the
President's position to that of former Vice President Dick
Cheney.

Here's the statement from the Log Cabin Republicans:

"That the president has chosen today, when LGBT Americans are
mourning the passage of Amendment One, to finally speak up for
marriage equality is offensive and callous," said R. Clarke
Cooper, Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director. "Log Cabin
Republicans appreciate that President Obama has finally come in
line with leaders like Vice President Dick Cheney on this issue,
but LGBT Americans are right to be angry that this calculated
announcement comes too late to be of any use to the people of
North Carolina, or any of the other states that have addressed
this issue on his watch. This administration has manipulated LGBT
families for political gain as much as anybody, and after his
campaign's ridiculous contortions to deny support for marriage
equality this week he does not deserve praise for an announcement
that comes a day late and a dollar short."

And here is one from GOProud:

“It is good to see that after intense political pressure that
President Obama has finally come around to the Dick Cheney
position on marriage equality. I am sure, however, the
President’s newly discovered support for marriage is cold comfort
to the gay couples in North Carolina. The President waited
until after North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment
banning same-sex marriage.”“This is hardly a profile in courage by President
Obama. For years now, President Obama has tried his hardest
to have it both ways on this issue. “The real kudos here goes to LGBT activists and their allies
who finally forced the President into yielding on this
issue.”